Honoring Our Heroes

Lost Class Rings

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Honored Military Alumni

Anthony (Tony) Dato
Class of 1971
Army, 8 Years
YO...I left in junior year and got a GED, joined the Army in 71 and was stationed at Ft Lewis 3 times. 71-72 basic training and 3rd ACR then moved to Ft Bliss Tx in late 72. Re-enlisted in 73 and came back to Ft Lewis and was in the scout plt of CSC 2/77 Armor. In 74 I went to Mannheim, Germany and was stationed in Coleman Barracks with 2nd sqdn 8th Recon Sqdn where I was a tank commander on a Sheridan Tank. I Dec. of 77 Ireturned to the states and after a brief leave at home, I ended up in Ft Ord, CA in the 2/10 Air Cav ii the scout plt, in 78 I had knee surgery for an injury sustained while stationed in Germany in 1975, I changed jobs an finished out as a Supply Sgt. When I got out of the Army in 79, I went back to Tacoma and joined a Army reserve unit at Ft Lewis as a Supply Sgt. After 3 years I finally left the milatary and be came a civilian. I retired from the VA medical center at American Lake in 2010.

Charles (Chuck) Felkins
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years
my reserve unit was disbanded in.April of 1969. I was called to active duty May 1 1968.. Served with Riv Div 111 then to the Pacific fleet.. Retired in1986 from NTC San Diego. I GED'd in Aug of 68' and attended San Diego State from 1980 to 1987. Still living in San Diego, still married (41 years) with a daughter, twin sons, and 7 grandkids...

Glenn Brazil
Class of 1965
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Enlisted in June 1967 retired Sept 1997, 30 years +. Retired as a Naval Engineer, Commissioned Warrant Officer (W-4). Stationed on the Oregon, Cailfornia and Washington coasts. Spent three years in London, England working in Europe and Africa. Also spent three years in Hawaii.

Jim Konschuh
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years
Two years nine months 20 days 4 hours, Army. Most time spent as a reporter/photographer for daily newspaper Pacific Stars & Stripes, Korea Bureau except for six months temporary duty in
Bangkok as writer of hometown news releases and reviewer of local massage parlors. Came home in 1967 and graduated from University of Washington in 1975. Spent 25 plus years in public relations/marketing lastly as marketing/communications and membership director for the University of Washington Alumni Association. Resigned in a huff after a disagreement with executive director (he was asked to move on shortly thereafter). Opened and operated used book store in downtown Puyallup for seven plus years. Went online sales only. Joined marketing partnership (Caroline & Conner). Now happily retired

Jon Pearson
Class of 1984
Air Force, 9 Years
Spent 9 years of service, 85 - 94. Stationed in California (Norton AFB), Korea (Osan AB), and finally back home at McChord AFB. Best time of my life! was an admin clerk, but did way more than my assigned job. Proudest day of my career was making Becoming an NCO (Sgt).

Mark Casteel
Class of 1969
Navy, 2 Years
i was part of the commisioning crew in charleston nc for the uss flint ammunition ship. was released with honorable discharge after 2 years of service to attend college.

Thomas Daly Dira
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years
HM2 served as combat medic for usmc in Viet nam. Served as ships medical officer on Hugh's Glomar Explorer for CIA, Medical officer at Cia HQS and then counter intelligence officer for Office of technical services. Did FBI burglaries and Taught CI to various services. Professionally met John Gotti and Sammy Gravino. Went through Aldridge Ames dwelling.Lots of other adventures around the world.

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Our Mount Tahoma High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Mount Tahoma High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Tacoma are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!